Mydans, Carl 1907-

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Photojournalist for the Farm Security Administration and staff photographer for LIFE magazine. Covered World War II and the Korean War.

From the description of Carl Mydans photographs, 1935-1968. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 503571049

Photographer, associated with the Farm Security Administration; b. May 20, 1907, Boston, Mass.; d. August 16, 2004, Larchmont, N.Y.

From the description of Oral history interview with Carl Mydans, 1964 Apr. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646398318

From the description of Carl Mydans interview, 1964 Apr. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220195230

Carl Mydans (1907-2004) was a photographer, associated with the Farm Security Administration.

From the description of Oral history interview with Carl Mydans, 1964 Apr. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 657040432

American photojournalist, 1907-2004, Mydans joined LIFE magazine at its start in 1936 as a staff photographer. In 1939, he and his wife, LIFE researcher Shelley Smith, were sent overseas to cover the war. They were captured and kept as prisoners of war for nearly two years, first in Japan and later in China. In addition to what have become classic images of World War II, Mydans was the only reporter on the scene of the 1948 earthquake in Fukui, Japan. He also covered the Korean War. The collection includes portraits of politicians, literary figures, and common people.

From the description of Carl Mydans estate photography collection, 1935-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864000

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referencedIn Theodore Stark Wilkinson Papers, 1893-1962, (bulk 1920-1945) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Mydans, Carl, 1907- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Mydans, Carl. Carl Mydans estate photography collection, 1935-1968. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Kevles, Barbara L. Barbara L. Kevles: Gordon Parks archives, ca. 1976-2001. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Mydans, Carl. Carl Mydans photographs, 1935-1968. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Farm Security Administration (FSA) selected records and photographs Archives of American Art
creatorOf Mydans, Carl. Carl Mydans papers, ca. 1939-2005. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Mydans, Carl. Mydans, Carl : [photography bio file]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Mydans, Carl. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
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referencedIn Oral history interview with Arthur Polonsky Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with Roy Emerson Stryker Archives of American Art
creatorOf Oral history interview with Carl Mydans Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University) corporateBody
associatedWith Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 person
associatedWith Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 person
associatedWith De Valera, Éamon, 1882-1975 person
associatedWith Doud, Richard Keith person
associatedWith Gable, Clark, 1901-1960 person
associatedWith Gandhi, Indira, 1917-1984 person
associatedWith Kevles, Barbara L. person
associatedWith Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971 person
associatedWith Lombard, Carole, 1908-1942 person
associatedWith MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964. person
associatedWith Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955 person
associatedWith Minami, person
associatedWith Mossadegh, Mohammed person
associatedWith Mydans, Shelley Smith person
associatedWith Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977 person
associatedWith Nehru, Jawaharlal, 1889-1964 person
associatedWith New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972 person
associatedWith Rothstein, Arthur, 1915- person
associatedWith Stryker, Roy Emerson, 1893-1975. person
associatedWith United States. Farm Security Administration. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Farm Security Administration. Historical Section. corporateBody
associatedWith Wilkinson, Theodore Stark, 1888-1946. person
associatedWith Zhou, Enlai, 1898-1976 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Philippines
United States
United States
Fukui-han (Japan)
Shanghai (China)
Manila (Philippines)
Freer (Tex.)
United States
United States
United States
Subject
War correspondents
Documentary photography
Illustrated periodicals
Korean War, 1950-1953
Migrant agricultural laborers
Photographers
Photography, Artistic
Photojournalism
Ranches
Sino
War photography
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
Occupation
Photographers
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Birth 1907

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